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John Broad


John BROAD may have been the John baptised 16 Jul 1655, Saint Minver, Cornwall; the son of John and Mary (Cowle) who married 16 May 1653, Saint Minver, Cornwall.

Marriage & Children

John BROAD marred Mary CHEVALL 03 Dec 1677, Saint Minver, Cornwall.

Children of John Broad and Mary:

  1. Gideon BROAD, baptised 04 Jun 1678 - Saint Minver, Cornwall »
  2. Charles BROAD, baptised 12 Nov 1682 - Saint Minver, Cornwall

Historical Notes:

Reference: DS/349
Description: Counterpart of lease for 99 yrs. or 3 lives. £10, and surrender of former lease. Rent 4s.

(i) Thos. Darell, Trewornan, esq.

(ii) Mary Broade, jun1)., St. Minver, gent. (sic)

- - House and 2 gardens adjg., part of Dinham Marsh, sometime part of demesne of Dinham (Northeast: highway from Lower Amble to Dinham; west: lands of Dinham; south: little lake of water or gurt called Tredower Gurt. With common of pasture for a (ringed) pig not above half a year old on Dinham Marsh; also for gander and goose, 1 cock and 2 hens, 1 mallard and 2 ducks) (Lives: (ii), Gideon Broade and Chas. Broade, her 2 sons. Repair. Re-entry in default of distress after arrears of 4 months, or for pasturing more than allowed on Dinham Marsh; rooting up wood or furze on hedges of Trewornan, Dinham Marshes or Tresweven marshes).

Witd. Jane Fillis, Mary Kittoe, Richd. Fillis.
Date: 7 June 1695
Held by: Cornwall Record Office, not available at The National Archives
From: The National Archives

1)
As listed 'jun', I assume there is a Mary Broad senior: this would suggest her mother-in-law, and thus offer slight confirmation of John Broad's parents being the suspected John and Mary (Cowle).